When using my dutch oven over a campfire, it is usually with a firepit that has a grill on it. We get the fire nice and hot and just place the dutch oven right on the grill. You have to be sure to keep pushing hot coals under it to keep it cooking. Always stir the post to make sure nothing burns.

On Sun, 10 Feb 2013 15:06:57 -0800 (PST), wrote:

>When using my dutch oven over a campfire, it is usually with a
firepit that has a grill on it. We get the fire nice and hot and just
place the dutch oven right on the grill. You have to be sure to keep
pushing hot coals under it to keep it cooking. Always stir the post to
make sure nothing burns.



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I'm not sure what your point is, other than just information, but I will
toss in what I know. I have never used a dutch oven myself, but we
belong to a group that does historical re-enactments. I see them used
all the time, and am always amazed with the good tasting foods that come
out of them. Of course I have seen a few flops too, where the food
burned or got tough. But in most cases they are great.

Anyhow, the way I always see it done is to make a good hot campfire with
lots of hot coals. No grill is used. The dutch over is placed right
into these coals, the coals are pushed around the D.O., some of the
coals are placed on top of the lid using a small shovel or other tool.
(The cover can still be lifted using a long "S" hook, to check the
food.) The temperature is controlled by pushing the coals against the
D.O. or moving them away. That's about it!

Peach cobbler is awesome from a dutch oven.

On 2013-02-11, > wrote:

> coals are placed on top of the lid using a small shovel or other tool.

Correct. This is why a proper DO can used to bake biscuits, as it can
be heated from top and bottom like an oven. One must take care
to get a proper DO with a rim around the lid to hold hot coals
and, typcially, small legs to keep the DO from sitting directly on the
campfire coals.

http://tinyurl.com/cdcfh6g

nb

On 2/11/2013 8:40 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2013-02-11, > wrote:
>
>> coals are placed on top of the lid using a small shovel or other tool.
>
> Correct. This is why a proper DO can used to bake biscuits, as it can
> be heated from top and bottom like an oven. One must take care
> to get a proper DO with a rim around the lid to hold hot coals
> and, typcially, small legs to keep the DO from sitting directly on the
> campfire coals.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/cdcfh6g
>
> nb
>
The cast iron pots with legs and a lid are also called a "spider".

Jill

On 2013-02-11, jmcquown > wrote:

> The cast iron pots with legs and a lid are also called a "spider".

I coulda happily gone to my grave without ever learning that obscure
tidbit of knowledge. :|

nb

On 2/11/2013 9:37 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2013-02-11, jmcquown > wrote:
>
>> The cast iron pots with legs and a lid are also called a "spider".
>
> I coulda happily gone to my grave without ever learning that obscure
> tidbit of knowledge. :|
>
> nb
>
LOL There's nothing obscure about it if you've ever gone camping. Do
you ever peruse the Lehman's Non-Electric Catalog? It's fun! (Also
rather ironic the catalog for the store is online.)

https://www.lehmans.com/

Jill

On 2013-02-11, jmcquown > wrote:

> you ever peruse the Lehman's Non-Electric Catalog? It's fun! (Also
> rather ironic the catalog for the store is online.)
>
> https://www.lehmans.com/

Interesting. I wish they'd identify some of their products. The
German hand Coffee grinder looks --and is priced-- like a Zassenhaus
grinder, but can't see the tag on front. Likewise, what's that
pressure cooker? No problem with the Gude knives. I'm sure calling
the store would get the info, but....

thnx fer the link
nb

On 11 Feb 2013 14:37:34 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>On 2013-02-11, jmcquown > wrote:
>
>> The cast iron pots with legs and a lid are also called a "spider".
>
>I coulda happily gone to my grave without ever learning that obscure
>tidbit of knowledge. :|
>
>nb

You must be afraid of spiders, huh?

On 2/11/2013 10:31 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2013-02-11, jmcquown > wrote:
>
>> you ever peruse the Lehman's Non-Electric Catalog? It's fun! (Also
>> rather ironic the catalog for the store is online.)
>>
>> https://www.lehmans.com/
>
> Interesting. I wish they'd identify some of their products. The
> German hand Coffee grinder looks --and is priced-- like a Zassenhaus
> grinder, but can't see the tag on front. Likewise, what's that
> pressure cooker? No problem with the Gude knives. I'm sure calling
> the store would get the info, but....
>
> thnx fer the link
> nb
>
Lots of their products are made by the Amish. I seem to recall the
Zassenhaus grinders are. I don't buy items from this catalog but I get
one in the mail every once in a while. This is fun:

https://www.lehmans.com/c-175-classi...oductions.aspx

Looks rather like the wood stove my great aunt Ada had. I wouldn't try
cooking on one of those things but they're fun to look at. Other places
have gas and electric versions of the old-style stoves.

Jill

On 2013-02-11, > wrote:

> You must be afraid of spiders, huh?

What geve me away?

On 2013-02-11, jmcquown > wrote:

> Lots of their products are made by the Amish. I seem to recall the
> Zassenhaus grinders are.

Nope. German company. They went belly up a couple years back, but
have resufaced. Some say with an inferior product. I have an
original "knee-mill" Z grinder, which I still use when I need a
precise espresso grind, my commercial grinder being in need of repair.

> Looks rather like the wood stove my great aunt Ada had.

I give them credit for naming items as reproductions and identifying
Chinese made products as such instead of foisting them off as
everything but, like some "folksy" online stores.

nb

On 2/11/2013 10:40 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2013-02-11, > wrote:
>
>> You must be afraid of spiders, huh?
>
> What geve me away?
>
I don't particularly like spiders, myself. The cast iron cooking type
doesn't bother me.

Some years ago I had two argiope (aka "writing spiders") that built
stereo webs, each one flanking the windows off the back patio. This is
the spider:

http://tinyurl.com/b5zylu5

Very striking large yellow and black spiders. Not poisonous. They
didn't scare me, but I sure wouldn't want one in my house. Nor do I
enjoy walking through big spider webs. BTDT when there was one woven
between two trees. Ugh!

Jill

On 2013-02-11, jmcquown > wrote:

> I don't particularly like spiders, myself.

It's weird. I'm not afraid of them, but they still give me the
heebie-jeebies. I think ppl being uncomfortable around spiders and
snakes is instinctive, like a dog circling before lying down or ppl
staring into a campfire. As a kid, I usta be fascinated by spiders,
but as I got older I jes became more freaked out. Everything about
them is jes plain creepy!

This old man will not be traveling to Australia anytime soon.

nb

On 11 Feb 2013 13:40:02 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>On 2013-02-11, > wrote:
>
>> coals are placed on top of the lid using a small shovel or other tool.
>
>Correct. This is why a proper DO can used to bake biscuits, as it can
>be heated from top and bottom like an oven. One must take care
>to get a proper DO with a rim around the lid to hold hot coals
>and, typcially, small legs to keep the DO from sitting directly on the
>campfire coals.
>
>http://tinyurl.com/cdcfh6g

WTF does anyone do with a ONE quart Dutch oven, I can **** more.

On Monday, February 11, 2013 8:37:07 AM UTC-8, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On 11 Feb 2013 13:40:02 GMT, notbob >
> >On 2013-02-11, > wrote:a
> >> coals are placed on top of the lid using a small shovel or other tool.
>
>Correct. This is why a proper DO can used to bake biscuits, as it can
>be heated from top and bottom like an oven. One must take care
>to get a proper DO with a rim around the lid to hold hot coals
>and, typcially, small legs to keep the DO from sitting directly on the
>campfire coals.
> >http://tinyurl.com/cdcfh6g
>
> WTF does anyone do with a ONE quart Dutch oven, I can **** more.

Yeah, it's 6" by 3", you can't do many biscuits in that. It's also available in 5-,6-, or 8-quart sizes which would be a lot more practical. -aem

On Feb 11, 2:27*am, wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Feb 2013 15:06:57 -0800 (PST), wrote:
> >When using my dutch oven over a campfire, it is usually with a
>
> *firepit that has a grill on it. *We get the fire nice and hot and just
> place the dutch oven right on the grill. *You have to be sure to keep
> pushing hot coals under it to keep it cooking. *Always stir the post to
> make sure nothing burns.
>
> ------------
> I'm not sure what your point is, other than just information, but I will
> toss in what I know. *I have never used a dutch oven myself, but we
> belong to a group that does historical re-enactments. *I see them used
> all the time, and am always amazed with the good tasting foods that come
> out of them. *Of course I have seen a few flops too, where the food
> burned or got tough. *But in most cases they are great.
>
> Anyhow, the way I always see it done is to make a good hot campfire with
> lots of hot coals. *No grill is used. *The dutch over is placed right
> into these coals, the coals are pushed around the D.O., some of the
> coals are placed on top of the lid using a small shovel or other tool.
> (The cover can still be lifted using a long "S" hook, to check the
> food.) *The temperature is controlled by pushing the coals against the
> D.O. or moving them away. *That's about it!
>
> Peach cobbler is awesome from a dutch oven.

Our Dutch oven master when we go camping cooks with a Dutch oven well
off the ground. He sets it up on an old card table, with a piece of
Wonderboard on top as a heat shield. Then a layer of coals, then the
Dutch oven, then several coals in the lid.

On Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:02:04 -0800 (PST), aem >
wrote:

> On Monday, February 11, 2013 8:37:07 AM UTC-8, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> > On 11 Feb 2013 13:40:02 GMT, notbob >
> > >On 2013-02-11, > wrote:a
> > >> coals are placed on top of the lid using a small shovel or other tool.
> >
> >Correct. This is why a proper DO can used to bake biscuits, as it can
> >be heated from top and bottom like an oven. One must take care
> >to get a proper DO with a rim around the lid to hold hot coals
> >and, typcially, small legs to keep the DO from sitting directly on the
> >campfire coals.
> > >http://tinyurl.com/cdcfh6g
> >
> > WTF does anyone do with a ONE quart Dutch oven, I can **** more.
>
> Yeah, it's 6" by 3", you can't do many biscuits in that. It's also available in 5-,6-, or 8-quart sizes which would be a lot more practical. -aem

Oh, Christ on a crutch... it's a visual example of the type of DO he's
talking about. If I can figure it out, Mr. BS in NY can too. Why
people get their panties in such a wad over stupid details like the
capacity of the one shown as an example is just goes to show what
@sses they really are.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:09:51 -0800, sf > wrote:

>On Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:02:04 -0800 (PST), aem >
>wrote:
>
>> On Monday, February 11, 2013 8:37:07 AM UTC-8, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> > On 11 Feb 2013 13:40:02 GMT, notbob >
>> > >On 2013-02-11, > wrote:a
>> > >> coals are placed on top of the lid using a small shovel or other tool.
>> >
>> >Correct. This is why a proper DO can used to bake biscuits, as it can
>> >be heated from top and bottom like an oven. One must take care
>> >to get a proper DO with a rim around the lid to hold hot coals
>> >and, typcially, small legs to keep the DO from sitting directly on the
>> >campfire coals.
>> > >http://tinyurl.com/cdcfh6g
>> >
>> > WTF does anyone do with a ONE quart Dutch oven, I can **** more.
>>
>> Yeah, it's 6" by 3", you can't do many biscuits in that. It's also available in 5-,6-, or 8-quart sizes which would be a lot more practical. -aem
>
>Oh, Christ on a crutch... it's a visual example of the type of DO he's
>talking about. If I can figure it out, Mr. BS in NY can too. Why
>people get their panties in such a wad over stupid details like the
>capacity of the one shown as an example is just goes to show what
>@sses they really are.

No one on the planet has a larger ass than sf.

On 2013-02-11, aem > wrote:
>
> Yeah, it's 6" by 3", you can't do many biscuits in that. It's also available in 5-,6-, or 8-quart sizes which would be a lot more practical. -aem

DOH!....

Sorry. Never noticed the size. I jes grabbed a graphic link from google.

nb

On 2/11/2013 4:58 PM, notbob wrote:
> On 2013-02-11, aem > wrote:
>>
>> Yeah, it's 6" by 3", you can't do many biscuits in that. It's also available in 5-,6-, or 8-quart sizes which would be a lot more practical. -aem
>
> DOH!....
>
> Sorry. Never noticed the size. I jes grabbed a graphic link from google.
>
> nb
>
You were just giving an example. No need for anyone to get their
panties in a wad over the size. Dutch ovens come in many sizes.

Jill